Texas governor orders National Guard to enforce immigration law at border
The accord will expand the Trump administration’s footprint in Texas by deputizing state National Guard officers as immigration agents at the border.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys hundreds more troops to Texas-Mexico border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday morning. The others left from a base in Houston.
Texas National Guard soldiers can now make immigration arrests at the border
Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have signed an agreement that allows Texas guardsmen to make immigration arrests on the border.
Texas National Guard Can Now Arrest and Detain People Who Illegally Enter the US
Texas National Guard soldiers can arrest and detain people for entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico under an agreement with the Trump administration that expands the military’s role in immigration
Texas-Mexico border already seeing big changes to illegal immigration after Trump's executive orders
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Texas Empowers National Guard to Make Immigration Arrests
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he’s empowered the National Guard to make immigration arrests, the latest move by the Republican ally of President Donald Trump to help crack down on immigration and secure the border.
Texas National Guard to make immigration arrests under agreement with Trump administration, Abbott says
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas National Guard soldiers will have the authority to make immigration arrests under an agreement with the Trump administration,
Texas National Guard gains authority to arrest migrants under new agreement
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said "I immediately said yes" when the Trump administration asked Texas about the agreement.
Texas Gov. Abbott: President Trump uses tariffs as leverage to boost border security
FRISCO — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought to reassure Texans about potential higher tariffs and even a trade war in the future.
Hegseth declares ‘new era' under Trump in visit to southern border in Texas
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the southern border in Texas on Monday, promising a "new era" as he spoke to reporters ...
Texas National Guard soldiers now have authority to make arrests at U.S.-Mexico border
The new policy is a result of a memorandum of understanding between Gov. Greg Abbott and the head of U.S Customs and Border ...
How Houston’s annexation war reshaped its borders and changed urban expansion in Texas
How did Houston get so big? We take a look at the city's moves to annex more land and cities in the 1960s, an effort that ...
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As more federal troops deploy to the border, the fate of Texas’ state military mission is unclear
The Trump administration has suggested the expanded federal military effort at the border may be modeled on Operation Lone ...
‘Side-by-side’: Texas deploys hundreds of troops, choppers to help Trump tackle border crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he is deploying troops and choppers in order to help the Trump administration ...
How border sheriffs in Texas use limited resources to assist with deportations
Border sheriff departments in Texas face new challenges and limited resources as they assist U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
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This Week in Texas: Border policy changes and the state's financial future
ABC13 discusses the drastic policy shift with our political insiders, who share their two cents about the state's budget.
Texas House Republican says US could use drones against cartels to ‘save American lives’
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), co-chair of the Border Security Caucus, said on Tuesday the United States “could” use drones ...